CRUISE COASTAL CRUISING DESTINATIONS


Clients prepared to travel beyond Europe can join coast-hugging cruises all over the world


the Peloponnese coastline on a circumnavigation of the peninsula, in spring and autumn. Cruise-only prices start at £1,236, departing November 1. CroisiEurope also offers


coastal sailings in Cyprus and Israel, and voyages on the 176-passenger Belle de Cadix between May and September that pair Spain’s Guadalquivir River with the Guadiana River in Portugal by way of a cruise along the Iberian coastline. Fair says: “The Guadalquivir and Guadiana cruises offer something very different. The itineraries are perfect for agents to switch-sell to clients who take city breaks, as they visit Seville, Jerez, Cadiz and Grenada.”


New for 2020, Viking Cruises’ 12-day Kiev, Black Sea & Budapest sailing includes a cruise across the Black Sea between the Ukrainian city of Odessa and Tulcea in Romania. Prices, from £2,895 for a May 10 departure, include flights, transfers, excursions and drinks with meals.


 FARTHER AFIELD Clients prepared to travel beyond Europe can join coast-hugging cruises all over the world. Take in the majestic scenery of the Kimberley in Australia with Ponant, or suggest sailing through America’s Chesapeake Bay or the inside passage between Baltimore and Charleston with American Cruise Lines. In Myanmar, Pandaw offers


coastal cruising around the Mergui Archipelago on the 24-passenger Andaman Explorer, with snorkelling, trips to villages and birdwatching in the mangroves among its highlights. Cruise-only prices start at £2,870 for an October 13 departure.


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PICTURES: ISTOCK/RUDY BALASKO; CROISIEUROPE/FRANTISEK ZVARDON


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